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WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall exploring adding teeth to standards regime
By Dan Peters | 21 July 2026
Whitehall officials are attempting to add teeth to the standards regime despite the lack of a primary legislation vehicle to bring reform, The MJ understands.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government urged to 'think again' on removing local authorities from ICBs
By Lee Peart | 13 July 2026
The Government has been urged to reconsider plans to remove the statutory right for local governm...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
Martyn's Law: countering misconceptions
By Laura Gibb | 10 July 2026
Laura Gibb, executive director at The Security Industry Authority (SIA) answers some key question...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Should health, care and local government departments merge?
By Christopher Exeter | 03 July 2026
With Andy Burnham poised to become Prime Minister and launch what could be a radical restructure ...
DEVOLUTION
Devo, democracy and local government's constitutional future
By Jonathan S Davies | 02 July 2026
Jonathan S Davies asks if English local government can be constitutionally protected.
HR
Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims
By William Eichler | 25 June 2026
Brighton and Hove City Council is unsure about the level of financial exposure it faces from more...
SOLACE
EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
By Neil Merrick | 25 June 2026
Abusive and other inappropriate behaviour by councillors is taking its toll on senior staff, a su...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
By Paul Marinko | 23 June 2026
Ministers have insisted they are ‘on track’ to announce the next tranche of reorganisation decisi...
ELECTIONS
EXCLUSIVE: Officers warn of looming elections systems failure
By Martin Ford | 18 June 2026
The elections system is under ‘increasing strain’ and ‘likely to fail’ if put under further press...
FINANCE
Concerns persist despite Local Audit Office creation
By Joe Lepper | 16 June 2026
The local audit system is out of ‘intensive care’ but still in ‘high dependency’, the Government’...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Think-tank warning over social housing reforms
By Joe Lepper | 11 June 2026
A lack of grant funding to councils threatens to derail the Government’s social housing reforms, ...
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Area Programme Director
c. £130k
You will work closely with our Senior Responsible Officer and his deputies to develop a robust and achievable transition plan. Apply for this job
Unitary Programme Director (Mid Hampshire)
£120k
Across Hampshire, four new unitary councils are being created and this role will work within the wider programme Apply for this job
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Are you looking for your next step in your Social Work management career? Apply for this job
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